Colton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 107
Farm Labourer 14
Labourer 12
Dressmaker 11
Farmer 10
General Labourer 9
Private Means 9
General Servant (domestic) 8
At Home 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Cook (domestic) 5
Bricklayer 5
Domestic Servant 4
House Keeper 4
Labourer General 4
None 4
Dress Maker 4
Assisting In The Business 4
At School 4
Bricklayers Labourer 4
Cook 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Shop Assistant 3
Dock Labourer 3
School Girl 3

Colton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coulton 86% 8,180
2 Colton 100% 7,369
3 Calton 83% 3,935
4 Caulton 71% 2,612
5 Cleaton 57% 2,349
6 Cleeton 57% 849
7 Claton 67% 832
8 Culton 83% 235
9 Cleton 67% 134
10 Clieton 57% 115
11 Cluton 67% 108
12 Coalton 86% 105

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The surname Colton is the 2nd most popular variant of Coulton.

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